Malé International Airport

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Introduction

Hulhulé Airport

Important Dates

Airline Operations

Hulhulé Pictures

The following years showed a steady increase in traffic as a result of International technological development and the closer ties with the outside world. It was time to provide a better system of air traffic to and from the Maldives – time for a modern airport to serve the fast developing country.

His Excellency President Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom officially inaugurated Malé International Airport on the 11th of November 1981. The airport is a symbol of the unwavering determination and untiring efforts of the people of the Maldives, and a great achievement in the development of aviation facilities at

Hulhulé over a long period of time. In terms of financial and material assistance, the following organizations/governments have contributed to the Hulhulé Airport Project:

Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development
Saudi Fund for Development
Abu Dhabi Fund for Arab Economic Development
OPEC Fund for International Development
The Government of the United Kingdom
The Government of the Commonwealth of Australia
The United Nations Development Programme
International Civil Aviation Organization

The various civil and technical facilities available at Malé International Airport during the year 1981 (during the opening of Malé International Airport) are described briefly in

The various civil and technical facilities available at Malé International Airport during the year 1981 (during the opening of Malé International Airport) are described briefly below:

Runway:	Length: 2,840 meters (9,315 feet)
Width:	45 meters (148 feet)
Load bearing capacity:	LCN 85

2 Taxiways
2 Turning pads

Terminal Building – Capacity:	350 passengers per hour

Apron
Tank Farm	3 tanks each with a capacity of 800 tons of fuel Water and sewage system
Power House	with 1.2 megawatts power output

DVOR and DME
	Runway, taxiway approach lighting and rotating beacon.

DF System
T-Vasis

VHF and HF telecommunication systems

Control Tower
Ground support equipment	all facilities for wide bodied aircraft

Fire fighting eWquipment:	category 7
Fuel bowsers and refueling facilities


The dimension of the runway was 45 x 3200 meters. The first flight, which landed at Malé International Airport, was a Condor DC10 charter flight direct from Germany to Malé.

Hulhule Island's slotted
steel sheet runway during 1960.